Rare genetic diseases of the bone tissue: the case of a family with osteogenesis imperfecta and X-linked hypophosphataemia
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and X-linked hypophosphataemia (XLH) are rare genetic diseases, which lead to childhood-onset bone fragility, low-trauma fractures and limb deformities. OI occurs as a result of impaired type 1 collagen synthesis at different stages, depending on the type of a genetic mu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Endocrinology Research Centre
2018-04-01
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Series: | Остеопороз и остеопатии |
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Online Access: | https://osteo-endojournals.ru/osteo/article/viewFile/9756/7284 |